8 Features the NFL forced Madden to Remove

[buckeye]

http://extramustard.si.com/2014/03/12/ea-sports-madden-features-nfl-remove/

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If this is true... then that certainly explains a few things.



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[Aso]

The Dynamic Attendance feature being removed seems like a pretty big one to me. Jags owner

It would've been cool to see camera men be knocked on their ass as well.

[Mesa]

I totally forgot about the ambulance! When me and my brother would play we wouldnt care about scoring, just who had more ambulance visits.

[MrBill]

I had forgotten that the ambulance would just run over other players

[Glenbino]

Nice to see the NFL took steps to erase virtual injuries before dealing with the real thing.

For all the grief EA gets for being scumbags and ruining this product, it would seem like the league deserves a good deal of criticism as well.

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[Golden Taters]

NCAA Football also had an animation at the end of the game where the fans would tear the goal posts down but the NCAA made EA remove this too. Makes me wonder how much other cool stuff they weren't allowed to do.

[Raidersabc123]

No wonder the hit stick hits are so weak now compared when they first were introduced

[ram29jackson]

As sports games have grown more powerful and sophisticated, developers have been able to offer gamers more options for customization. That’s a good thing—being able to tweak even tiny aspects of the game boosts engagement and creates a richer experience for players. The downside? It may also yield seemingly inappropriate color combinations. So said the NFL, at least.

“One feature we added a number of years back was the ability to create a logo or customize a uniform,” says a producer. “When it came to the uniforms, the NFL was particularly interested in making sure league policies were consistent. They said, ‘We don’t want to see the Oakland Raiders logo on a pink helmet’.”

Subsequently, players using real NFL logos in the create-a-team mode had to adhere to a strict set of guidelines. Gamers wanting to cut loose with their color palettes had to use generic logos—chosen from a set that the NFL approved.

just so incredibly stupid

[ryne candy]

NCAA Football also had an animation at the end of the game where the fans would tear the goal posts down but the NCAA made EA remove this too. Makes me wonder how much other cool stuff they weren't allowed to do.

I remember Pasta having a photo of this on his site at the time. I can't find it on the web at all. This never made it to retail.